Support Susan & Help Me Reach My Trek Everest Fundraising Goal!

I am so excited to share with you that in April 2018 - I'll embark on an Adventure of a Lifetime to Trek Everest!

Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) serves a fast-growing neighbourhood and needs equipment for a new operating room to meet the needs of the community. For 22 days, from April 14 to May 7, I'll join a dedicated group of MSH supporters, physicians, colleagues and friends to journey from Kathmandu, Nepal through the Himilayas up to Base Camp on Mount Everest - the HIGHEST mountain in the world!

This Adventure of a Lifetime celebrates the 65th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hilary's ascent to the top, and will be led by his son Peter Hillary. His fellow co-leader on this Expeditition will be documentary film maker and mountaineer, Ben Webster who will chronicle the Trek.

A team of physicians will volunteer their time and expertise at a Hillary Foundation-funded hospital and I'll be volunteering for 4 days in a local school. In addition I plan to collect needed items for the children and school where we are volunteering. We also have a fund-raising goal of $50,000 USD to be given to the Hillary Foundation in Nepal for the hospitals and schools they've built.

I'm excited about this adventure for SO many reasons. It's an opportunity to volunteer my time and expertise for two causes I care deeply about - the healthcare system and supporting people in a developing country that are not as fortunate as we are in Canada. Team Everest has started training together 3 times a week to prepare our minds and bodies for the rigours of the Trek. I thrive on team work, team development and striving towards a common goal. It's very important to me that we'll not only be "taking in" the beauty of the Himalayas, the Nepalese people and culture, we'll be "giving back" in terms of our volunteering and funding of the Hillary Foundation.

Trek Everest will certainly be no easy feat. But to ensure a successful adventure and achieving our team goals, I ask you to make a tax-deductible gift to support my fundraising efforts to ensure the highest quality care for the hospital community - for generations to come. Government can't fund all the priority equipment and technology needs, and that's why your generous support is so vital and appreciated. Even if Markham Stouffville Hospital is not your "local" hospital, you know someone that's needed surgery or care in a hospital and can think of your donation as contributing to the "global" healthcare system we're so fortunate to have in our country.

Please join me in this adventure by making a donation today to help me reach my fundraising goal of $10,000. I'll keep you posted on my preparation, fund raising efforts and the trek itself if you join Team Susan through your donation. Please note, that I'm also able to accept offline donations and cheques payable to Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation, kindly contact me directly for details.